Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-11-16
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and cheap, at Youmans'.
Farmers should begin burning their
dre-guards.
Barbed wire. rock-bottom prices. at
Morris Bros. 81
Cash paid for hides at the Central
Meat Market. u
Buy your fruits, nuts and confections
Of J. r. Young, next door 10 the post
Office q
The next fun viii be in the city cleo
ton next spring. when the ladies viii
take hand.
The best beef to be had IN town is @
the Central meat market, opposite lst
National bank.
Do not buy stove until you have
seen Morris Bros. They have just open
ell out q carload. II
Try the Avenue house for square
meal and good bed. Everything fresh
and clean. W. Z. Collins is now the
proprietor. p
Two young ladies were baptized at
the Beebe pond last Sunday afternoon,
by Elder Mcfarland. Quite a crowd
was present.
Mrs. AXline's house is about ready for
occupancy, but there is no coal box in
sight. l.. n. may have to hunt up a
new boarding-place.
One week from tomorrow will be
Thanksgiving Day. The democrats Of
this county have had a whole week of
Thanksgiving, and will keep it up for a
week or two yet.
As will be seen from the list OF town.
ship officers, published in this issue,
Shgriff G. ID. Nelson was elected trus-
tee of Lake City township. His oppo-
nent was Reub. Lake.
y Texas exchange says: The - store
will grind your coffee while you wait in
their Jumbo coffee mill.'' There is
not store in this city that has a wait
ing-room in its coffee-mIll.
There is again talk OF issuing the wa
terworks' bonds and commencing work
on the dam and ditch. ExperienccI
men say the ditch is practicable ana
there appears 40 doubt about it beng
built for the amount voted by the peo-
pie, $1,000.
Sun City Union: "Once more, at the
lisk Of seeming silly, the Union calls
the attention of its readers, particular
| ~ those in the country, 90 the necessity
OF thoroughly terrifying against the an
nual visits of fire. Remember last year;
think of the thousands of dollars lost 10y
carelessness, assisted 10y small amount
OF cussedness. There Is not one farm
in FIVE with any preparation made that
would be available as a defense. y
word to the wise ought TO be sufficient. 7"
The Bankers Monthly, which ought
to he good authority, says: zone OF the
best evidences of prosperity and future
promise OF any new town is liberal adj
vertising. Beware OF town whose
business men do not advertise. Keep
away from il. for il has not the kind Of
men in it 10 build upa town. The bu-
siness man or manufacturer of this day
who does not advertise, lacks the first
elements OF success, and strive as he
may, will not succeed. y business not
worth advertising is not worth having"
Last Sunday afternoon two ladies
were out riding, and SAW a large column
OF smoke rising i'm the north. They
concluded that somebody's hay stack.
| about a milo away, was on fire ana de-
termmed To drive ont 10 The place. In
going along they paid 10 attention TO
time and distance, but merely noticed
I that the smoke was still there. and that
they were going toward il. After 60
ing four miles they reached the top of
the high ridge, and could see that the
smoke was not less than ten miles from
them. and they started home. where
they arrived just at dark. They can't
understand distances in Kansas.
Next week, Monday, Tuesday and
/ Wednesday, the Clair-Palee dramatic
company will formally open the Thomp-
son opera house in this city. This COM
| pany was by far the best of the many
that appeared here last season. and our
people will welcome il back. With
the company last year was the charm
ing Edith Arnold and the versatile
willard Simms, and these bright lights
are coming again. Tie other attrac-
tions in the troupe are CLAIR NJ. Patee,
VIVIAN Patee, Gertie Clair, Pauline
Madden, Lester Jordan, Ed. Lord. Ed.
kimbell, .. G.. Hallem, .. G. .Garyin,
j. w. Thompson and Little Mable.
The repertoire of the troupe includes
"Queena," Bitter Wrongs" Leah,
Accelerated Case" and "Con. the
Shaughraun.p The opening night the
company will play "Queena.' Tickets
on sale at the post Office.
Last Wednesday evening, when the
result of the election was definitely as
certained, a jollifcation was held in this
city. BOnfres were built at the inter-
section of Main street and Kansas ave
nue. and opposite the Grand hotel the
Citizens band was brought ont; nation
al flags were llOated TO the breeze and
the enthusiasm of several hundred citi-
zens was uncorked and permitted to
take possession of the town. This aft
AR was started by the iubiant demo
Gratis, but it was joined Toy the admirers
of ". W. StardifOrd, commissioner
elect, and then the friends of other sue
oesslul candidates took a hand. The
band played, anyils belehed forth thun-
derous tones, old hats We're thrown in
the fire. the small boys screamed and
enthusiasm reigned, and soon the meet
ing was n regular please. -